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Background: Some think that Muslim males and to a lesser extent, even females must be circumcised and this is part of Islam.

The Quran does not mention circumcision at all. What it does say however, implies that it is unnecessary:

God is the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Mighty the Merciful, Who made most excellent everything that He has created... [32:6-7]

And you see the mountains, you think they are solid, while they are passing by like the clouds. The making of God who made skilfully/perfected everything. He is Expert over what you do. [27:88]

We have created mankind in the best form. [95:4]

It is also implied in The Quran that in certain situations making change to God's creation is wrong (a superstitious practice of the time is cited as an example):

"I will misguide them and make them desire, and I will command them, so that they will mark/cut the ears of the livestock, and I will command them so they will make change to God's creation." Whoever takes the devil as a supporter other than God, then he has indeed lost a great loss. [4:119]

Male circumcision is a traditional practice, also practiced by some Jews/Christians. Female circumcision is a pre-Quran cultural practice native to parts of Africa. The Quran strongly condemns blind following of tradition/culture [2:170, 7:28, 17:36 etc]. ( via misconceptions about islam )

I was asked this question before:  Is genital mutilation for females allowed in Islam?  The answer is no, it is not.  Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him clearly prohibited mutilation or maiming of the body:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Yazid Al-Ansari:  "The Prophet forbade robbery (taking away what belongs to others without their permission), and also forbade mutilation (or maiming) of bodies.  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Oppressions, Volume 3, Book 43, Number 654)"  

Also Malik Muwatta may Allah Almighty rest his soul and be pleased with him taught that genital mutilation for men is not allowed in Islam.  He was a famous scholar after our Prophet peace be upon him.  He has compilations of many of the Sayings and teachings of our Prophet peace be upon him:

"Malik related to me that the generally agreed on way of doing things amongst the community about an accident is that there is no blood-money until the victim is better.  If a man's bone, either a hand, or a foot, or another part of his body, is broken accidentally and it heals and becomes sound and returns to its form, there is no blood-money for it.  If the limb is impaired or there is a scar on it, there is blood-money for it according to the extent that it is impaired.
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Malik said, 'The generally agreed on way of doing things in our community is that when the doctor performs a circumcision and cuts off the glans, he must pay the full blood-money.  That is because it is an accident which the tribe is responsible for, and the full blood money is payable for all that in which a doctor errs or exceeds, when it is not intentional.'  (Translation of Malik's Muwatta, Blood-Money, Book 43, Number 43.5.4a)"

As you can see above from our Prophet's Saying, any type of body mutilation or maiming, even if it were a small tattoo is clearly prohibited in Islam.  Surgical errors when dealing with the man's glans (a small rounded gland-like structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris) are punishable.  This clearly proves that intentional genital mutilation is prohibited in Islam. 

Notice that Malik Muwatta was talking about circumcisions done to males only.  No females were mentioned.  Below we will see more proofs that circumcision in Islam is meant for males only.

Circumcision for females is not allowed in Islam:

The following Hadith (Saying of Prophet Muhammad) was given to me by sister "Muslimah" on my Message Board; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with her.

Narrated Jafar bin 'Amr bin Umaiya: "I went out with 'Ubaidullah bin 'Adi Al-Khaiyar. When we reached Hims (i.e. a town in Syria), 'Ubaidullah bin 'Adi said (to me), "Would you like to see Wahshi so that we may ask him about the killing of Hamza?" I replied, "Yes." Wahshi used to live in Hims. We enquired about him and somebody said to us, "He is that in the shade of his palace, as if he were a full water skin." So we went up to him, and when we were at a short distance from him, we greeted him and he greeted us in return. 'Ubaidullah was wearing his turban and Wahshi could not see except his eyes and feet. 'Ubaidullah said, "O Wahshi! Do you know me?" Wahshi looked at him and then said, "No, by Allah! But I know that 'Adi bin Al-Khiyar married a woman called Um Qital, the daughter of Abu Al-Is, and she delivered a boy for him at Mecca, and I looked for a wet nurse for that child. (Once) I carried that child along with his mother and then I handed him over to her, and your feet resemble that child's feet." Then 'Ubaidullah uncovered his face and said (to Wahshi), "Will you tell us (the story of) the killing of Hamza?" Wahshi replied "Yes, Hamza killed Tuaima bin 'Adi bin Al-Khaiyar at Badr (battle) so my master, Jubair bin Mut'im said to me, 'If you kill Hamza in revenge for my uncle, then you will be set free." When the people set out (for the battle of Uhud) in the year of 'Ainain ..'Ainain is a mountain near the mountain of Uhud, and between it and Uhud there is a valley.. I went out with the people for the battle. When the army aligned for the fight, Siba' came out and said, 'Is there any (Muslim) to accept my challenge to a duel?' Hamza bin 'Abdul Muttalib came out and said, 'O Siba'. O Ibn Um Anmar, the one who circumcises other ladies! Do you challenge Allah and His Apostle?' Then Hamza attacked and killed him, causing him to be non-extant like the bygone yesterday. I hid myself under a rock, and when he (i.e. Hamza) came near me, I threw my spear at him, driving it into his umbilicus so that it came out through his buttocks, causing him to die. When all the people returned to Mecca, I too returned with them. I stayed in (Mecca) till Islam spread in it (i.e. Mecca). Then I left for Taif, and when the people (of Taif) sent their messengers to Allah's Apostle, I was told that the Prophet did not harm the messengers; So I too went out with them till I reached Allah's Apostle. When he saw me, he said, 'Are you Wahshi?' I said, 'Yes.' He said, 'Was it you who killed Hamza?' I replied, 'What happened is what you have been told of.' He said, 'Can you hide your face from me?' So I went out when Allah's Apostle died, and Musailamah Al-Kadhdhab appeared (claiming to be a prophet). I said, 'I will go out to Musailamah so that I may kill him, and make amends for killing Hamza. So I went out with the people (to fight Musailamah and his followers) and then famous events took place concerning that battle. Suddenly I saw a man (i.e. Musailamah) standing near a gap in a wall. He looked like an ash-colored camel and his hair was dishevelled. So I threw my spear at him, driving it into his chest in between his breasts till it passed out through his shoulders, and then an Ansari man attacked him and struck him on the head with a sword. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar said, 'A slave girl on the roof of a house said: Alas! The chief of the believers (i.e. Musailamah) has been killed by a black slave."  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi), Volume 5, Book 59, Number 399)"

As sister Muslimah said: "Kindly read the arabic version of this hadith, in this siba's MOTHER WAS CIRCUMCISION WOMEN and hamza bin abdul muttalib insulted him for female circumcision which was done by his mother."

So as we clearly see from the "Sahih Bukhari" (Authentic Bukhari in Arabic) Hadith, circumcision of females is not acceptable in Islam.

There is, however, a weak Hadith from Sunan Abu Dawood that suggest that female circumcision is allowed:

Narrated Umm Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah:  "A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina.  The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said to her:  Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband.  (Translation of Sunan Abu-Dawud, General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab), Book 41, Number 5251)"

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"Umm Atiyyah" is an Arabic title for a female, which means "mother of Atiyyah".  This is a very weak narration, because the Saying seems to contradict the other Sayings that I provided, and the narrator was not a companion or a wife of our Prophet peace be upon him.  Narrations from a "Sahih" ("authentic" in English) volume source such as "Sahih Bukhari" and "Sahih Muslim" and others are more authentic, because they all come from trustful resources (i.e., Companions or wives of the Prophet).  Narrations from "Sunan Abu-Dawud" volume are not always authentic.  Unless the narration from  "Sunan Abu-Dawud" volume was narrated by a companion of our Prophet, there is no way it can be considered as a reliable source. 

Just because some woman came out of no where and decided to narrate a Saying about our Prophet, doesn't make this Saying a valid one.  Many so-called Sayings of our Prophet were marked "weak", and this is one of them for the reasons I mentioned. 

Even if this narration was true, it still proves that Islam prohibits female genital mutilation, because here we clearly see that our beloved Prophet peace be upon him prohibited the destruction or the severe cutting of the male and female glans.  A small and tiny piece from the female glans would be appropriate with the context of this Saying.  If this Saying were authentic, it would still keep the woman's glans in a sexually satisfying condition for both the husband and the wife.   It would certainly reduce the woman's sexual desires, hence allowing her to get sexually excited only when her husband is about to engage her to have sex with her.   But it would never mutilate the woman's genital. 

Even if our Prophet peace be upon him did indeed speak to Umm Atiyyah and talked to her about circumcision, there is no way to tell the exact narration.  A word added or removed could change the entire meaning of the Saying!   That is why it is important that a chain of narrators narrate the Sayings that they heard from our Prophet each at his own best.  This way, it is possible for us to compare them and to see if they are related.  But to take a Saying that is only backed up by one woman who was not close to our Prophet anyway is not acceptable by the Muslim scholars.

I personally am not aware of any Muslim country that allows genital mutilation for females.  But however, if you heard of Muslims practicing it in the third world countries, it is either a lie, or an old bad tradition that some people or tribes might still follow, even though their (originally pagan) traditions violate Islam's way of life and GOD Almighty's Laws.

So, if you are concerned about the Religion of Islam allowing such sick tradition, then please know that Islam prohibits it.  If some Muslim people (I never heard of any myself) are still doing it, then this has nothing to do with Islam, and I am positively sure that they are NOT known to their governments or local authorities.

In Islam, we follow the laws of the Noble Quran, the Sayings of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, and the teachings of the Islamic Scholars.  If a situation or case is not addressed in neither the Noble Quran, or the Sayings of our beloved Prophet, then we follow the local verdicts of our Religious Authorities, where they would decide based upon the cultural and social situation and causes.(Osama Abdallah)

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But critics, and such misguided Muslims who practice this act, should consider first the opinion of the person who has included this report in his collection: Imam Abu Dawud.  The very collector of this Hadith (tradition) himself declared this narration dubious, noting, “Its chain of transmitters is not strong. Besides, it is reported not as a direct quote attributed to the Prophet  … This Hadith is poor in authenticity.” [4] In short, not a single authority links this alleged Hadith (tradition) back to Prophet Muhammad.

In fact, countless classical Islamic scholars after Imam Abu Dawud also dismissed the authenticity of this Hadith (report), such as the Egyptian scholar Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, widely regarded in the Sunni world for his knowledge of Ahadith (traditions)

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